Sorry Sean: Moore is bonding for Britain

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On screen their mission was the same: to use any means possible to protect
Queen and country. In real life, Sir Roger Moore and Sir Sean Connery’s
political aims are polar opposites.

Moore, who succeeded Connery in the role of James Bond, told an audience at The
Times Cheltenham Literature Festival that his predecessor’s ambition for
an independent Scotland would be as much a failure as Auric Goldfinger’s
attempt to detonate a nuclear bomb in Fort Knox.

“Scotland’s going to stay part of the UK despite the fact that Sean Connery
wants it separate,” he said before an audience of

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Sean Connery

October 8 2012 Everett Collection / Rex Feature

Sean Connery

October 8 2012 Everett Collection / Rex Feature

Pierce Brosnan

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Daniel Craig

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Timothy Dalton

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Roger Moore

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George Lazenby

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